Pterygium unguis ventralisL60.8

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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acanthoid nail; Pterygium inversum Unguis; pterygium ventrale unguis; ventral pterygium

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Rare clinical result of a scarring-sclerosing process of the digital end phalanx, which usually only affects the fingernails. The result is a septen-like skin bridge (pterygium, winged skin) between the nail matrix and the ventral nail plate. The pterygium ventrale is observed in the following diseases:

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer